"“Women’s cycling in the men’s peloton is widely regarded as a total joke but that’s because they don’t know enough about it and the UCI doesn’t make any effort to further the sport. They basically imply that we’re all shit and that really pisses me off. If we could do more or the same races as the men on the same day, on the same course and get on the television people will watch our racing like they did at the Olympics and people will see that women’s cycling can be exciting.”"
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Emma Pooley Considers Year Off From Racing | Cyclingnews.com
Gutted that Pooley is thinking of taking a year out, but I really can’t blame her….. click through and read why :-(